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Research Paper | Dental Science | India | Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017

Relative Efficacy of Oral Analgesics after Tooth Extraction

Shilpa.R

Abstract: Aim and objective To compare the efficacy of Oral Zerodol P and Ketorolac after tooth extraction. Materials and methods This is a study on the relative efficacy of two oral analgesics that are used after tooth extractions in 50 patients overall.25 patients were prescribed tablet Zerodol P twice a day and the other 25 patients were given tablet ketorolac 10mg thrice a day. And the pain assessment was done for both the groups with the help of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) with a 0-10 point numerical rating scale. Conclusion Oral zerodol P shows better pain relief but the difference in the pain relief is not significant.

Keywords: Zerodol P, Ketorolac, pain relief, efficacy

Edition: Volume 6 Issue 8, August 2017,

Pages: 299 - 301